We've argued that it's part of a broad connection. Community radio, as a whole, has shifted more towards a community media platform. This means that, as people are entering, whether they want to do a radio show or a podcast; learn how to produce content, a web series or community events; or learn how to run an organization, the connections that these stations make spread beyond broadcasting over AM or FM, and they're usually integrated directly into the way that the organizations work.
Campus radio stations are a good example. A lot of the time, professors are working with students to learn how to do this type of media sharing of stories, as opposed to writing their fifth essay. In indigenous spaces, there are often communities in which you do not have generalized communications in some spaces. Using the airwaves is not your traditional...you turn it on; you listen to the morning show. It might only be on a couple of times throughout the week, but they're there for important information, whether it's reaching people who are out hunting and trapping or emergency services and whatnot.
The breadth of what these stations do has really expanded dramatically. Yes, the training and education is one part of it, but we're also looking at access to news. We're talking about access to advertising for local businesses, and music is still a huge portion of what we do.
